Geographical Gradient of Fungal Decay Type in Norway Spruce Logs in Europe and Its Impact on Seedling Establishment

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00027073:_____/25:N0000030

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.15135" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.15135</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.15135" target="_blank" >10.1111/jbi.15135</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Geographical Gradient of Fungal Decay Type in Norway Spruce Logs in Europe and Its Impact on Seedling Establishment

Original language description

Aim Norway spruce (Picea abies) is a dominant tree species across Eurasia, and is known to regenerate on decaying logs. Understanding its regeneration dynamics is crucial for predicting forest sustainability under climate change. The decay type of the logs, indicative of fungal decay capabilities of lignin and holocellulose and traditionally categorised into white rot and brown rot, markedly influences spruce seedling density on the logs, because brown rot reduces their establishment. As fungal distribution and wood decay types are affected by macroclimate, the success of spruce seedling establishment is expected to vary continentally and may be further influenced by climate change. The goal of the present study is to examine the relationship between decay type frequencies and spruce seedling densities on decaying logs, assessing effects on regeneration success along a climatic gradient. Location Fifteen sites in six European countries. Taxa Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] H. Karst.). Methods We collected wood samples from spruce logs naturally decaying in the forest to evaluate their decay types. Spruce seedling numbers were recorded on the logs. The occurrence of certain decay types, seedling density, and their relationships with climate, stand, and log variables were analysed using generalised linear mixed models (GLMM) and structural equation modelling (SEM). Results White rot type of decay was dominating in central Europe compared with southern and northern Europe, where brown rot was prevalent. Spruce seedling densities were positively correlated with white rot in heartwood, which was explained by high precipitation seasonality in central Europe. Main Conclusions Spruce seedling regeneration on decaying logs may be indirectly affected by climate through its influence on fungal-mediated wood decomposition. Despite predictions of northward shifts in Norway spruce distribution due to climate change, slower regeneration rates on brown rot logs may limit northern expansion, potentially leading to a contraction of the species' range.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Biogeography

ISSN

0305-0270

e-ISSN

0305-0270

Volume of the periodical

52

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

1-14

UT code for WoS article

001460953800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105002132793